PARIS — After a two-day closure in the aftermath of Lewiston’s deadly shooting on Oct. 25, Maine School Administrative District 17 will reopen its 10 schools Monday, with a planned two hour delay. Educators, administrators and support staff including food service, transportation and facilities departments spent Friday focused on strategies to support students through times […]
Nicole Carter
Staff Writer
Nicole joined Sun Journal’s Western Maine Weeklies group in 2019 as a staff writer for the Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser. Later she moved over to the Advertiser Democrat where she covers Oxford Hills communities and School Administrative District 17. She seizes every opportunity to research and write about local history and she enjoys writing features that leave readers with a smile. Nicole graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern Maine with a B.A. in history and concentration in creative writing. She held audience development and marketing positions at several Maine-based trade media companies in the Portland area before taking on community news. When not working she is an avid reader and fiber artist and enjoys observing local wildlife, from snakes and blue frogs to large game and carnivores. She and her husband, Greg, share their secluded homestead in Peru with an assortment of cats, dogs, alpacas and chickens.
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Ghost legends a persistent phenomenon around Oxford Hills
GREENWOOD — During the time when Halloween punctures the fall season it is common for tales of ghosts, witches and other supernatural legends to be dusted off and retold. Oxford Hills is no different and one community history Facebook page, Greenwood as it Was, offers them up, along with other stories, ephemera and photos from […]
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This year, Veterans’ Day ceremony about outreach, support
Veterans’ agencies and organizations will be on hand before and after Paris’ annual Veterans Day ceremony to provide important information on obtaining veterans benefits and share volunteer programs. The ceremony will be held at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School next Friday, starting at 10 a.m.
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Are your loved ones part of area’s military service collage?
PARIS — The Foster Carroll American Legion Post 72 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9787 in South Paris are asking the community to participate in the ever-growing archive of local servicemen and veterans. Whether you are a veteran, are descended from a colonial wars militiaman or are the grandparent of an active-duty soldier or […]
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COVID vaccines in short supply this fall
Doctors’ offices are not providing the vaccine or scheduling clinics at this time. Vaccinations are available at retail pharmacies by appointment.
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Oxford to tap reserve fund to update firefighter turnout gear
Replacement equipment will be delivered within 45 days.
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A new kind of kindness is rocking Norway
The adage that money does not buy happiness can be debated. But at 248 Main Street in Norway it is propelling a 1,000-rock community art movement to spread kindness.
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New business in Norway: What’s a Wook Nook?
If you guessed a casual bar with an analog ambience that features eclectic music and good company, you nailed it.
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SAD 17 looks to community to attract substitute staff members
Flexible scheduling, diverse job responsibilities and new career opportunities can follow working as a substitute teacher.